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I only know of One HAPPY LAND la which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GARDEN, my dear fellow! \nr . •,. ..,:v . 1. 114 7,1 ,if 4, - e- I 1 b .rta PRICE With power to add to their number. RKER. The London and Count AN y Bank, S Lombard street, and 411, Oxford-street. Robert Jose AUDITOR. Ford ph Clarke, Esq. (Messrs. R. Josh. Cl : sr er ke and , P ublic Accountants, 9, Old J e Liambs). BROKER. C. A. Murton, E,(31., Cornhill. SECRETARY (PRO TEx.) Mr. T. Harrison. F .:IITORARY OFFICE S. P, Geor ge -yard, Lombard-street City. PROSPECTUS. This Company is established for the purpose of purchasing the property and continuing the business of the well known Oxford and Canterbu proprietor,a so successfully con ducted by the present Mr. Charles Morton, for several years past. The Directors, in bringing the present Compan the public, ar e not inviting subscriptions to an unkno y wn before or un tried venture, but to an established and highly remunerative /undertaking, and one which, with the additional means at the command of a Joint-stock Company, may be made still more 60. An agreement has been entered into for the purchase of the Whole of Mr. Morton's interest in these properties, together With the goodwill of the business and the stock in trade, on lerms highly advantageous to the Company, and in order to show his confidence in its future succet.s, he has subscribed tor one-fourth of the entire capital, and will continue for Once years the man ager. H is the intention of the Company to increase the hotel ac commodation, which has hitherto been found inadequate, end thus materially add to the present large returns. 1 here 1 8 also an excellent private wine trade attached to both establishments, which is capable of considerable extension. tile H is impossible to show, w i th certainty, by any statistics, takin re turns which may b e expected from the present under g, but the cer tifi ed accounts for the last three year s show an annual profit of upwards of 20 per cent. upon the Whole amount of capital, wh chit is contemplated eventually to call up, The present average attendance at the Oxford P .l . id Canter bury Music Halls is about 60,000 a menth, anti' the proposed extension of business will doubtless reno,er the profits of the undtrtaking still more remunerative than ever. One. half of the capita has teen already applied for, and aPplications for the remaine Cr should be made to the bankers of the Company, accomPlnied by a deposit of £1 per share ; lino allotment be mate 'he deposit will be returned. Prospectuses and forms of applicati in for shares may be obtained at the Oxford and the Canterbury, at the Brokers, and at the Temporary Offic s of the Company. The Share List will close on Tuesday, 26th July, 1861. THE REGENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). liabilit I ncorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862, by w hi ch the shares. y of each sharehold er i s l i mited to the amount of his Capital £250,000, in 12,50) shares of £2O each, First issue B,COO shares, of which one-half are already sub scribed by the Directors and their !fiends. Deposit £1 per share on application, ani £2 on allotment and the remainder in calls not exceeding £2 per share, at interval] of not less than two months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. DIRECTORS. James Goodson, 32, Kensincton Gardens-square, Chairman. E.iward Hornor, The Howe, Halstead, Essex. James Fennings, Pelinings' Wharf, Tooley-street. John Everitt, 18, Tokenhouse-yard, London. Collinson Hall, sen., Navestock, Essex. John Watson Lay ; 3, Savage-girdens, Tower-hill. ....-... Howard Reed, Hendon, 311ddlesex. William Tabor, Bishopsgate-street, London. Henry Grissell, Regent's Canal Iron Works, Managing Di rector, With power to add to their number. AUDITORS. Cornelius Walford, 14, Lead en h all-stroet. F. W. Spooner, Public Accountant. SORS. Motifs. Kingsford and DormLlCalTn, O Essex-street, Strand, IV.C. BANKERS. The East London Bank, Lombard -street. The Financial Co FINAN CIAL AGENTS. rporation (Limite.l), 14, Leadenhall-street. SECRETARY (FRO TEM.) Fred. Bolland Moore, Reg ent's Can al Ironworks. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 14, Leadenhall• street, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying on, as a joint-stock enterprise, the well known engineering works of Air. Cana, situate in the Eagle Wfiarf-road, Regent's , London, wh ch are now in full operation. The Works were established by Mr. Grissell in the year 181 4, and since that time have been most successfully carried on under his immciate supervision. Each applicant will be required to pay into the bankers of the Company £1 per share on the number of shares applied for, and upon allotment to make a further payment of £2 per share on the shares allotted to him. Further calls will be made at intervals o f not less than two months, and no call Will exceed £2 per share. had Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be of the Solicitor s and at the Offices of the Financial Cor poration (limited), ai, Leaduuttait-estreet, cmj, ...v. THE FLINTSHIRE OIL AND CANNEL Incor CO MPANY (Limited). porated, with limited liaeility, under "The Companies Act, 1862.' Capital £500,0r.`0, in 10,000 shares of £5O each. First issue, 6,000 shares. Deposit on application, £1 per share. Further payment on allotment, £4 per share. No Call will exceed £5, and three months at least will intervene between each call. DIRECTORS. James Burrows, Esq., Engineer, Douglas Bank, Wigan. William Carter, Esq., Director of the Miliwall iron Company, Benjamin Derbyshire, Esq. (Messrs. Derbyshire, APKinnell, and Co.), Liverpool E. W. I' ernie, Esq., Giessen Manganese Works, Hesse Darm stadt, and Managing Partner of the Mineral Oil Company, Saltney, near Chester, and Leeswood, Flintehire. George Haworth, Esq., Managing Director of the Trydd Oi, and Cok e C ompany, Chester, yn William Hind, Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Hind and Co.), Liverpool, Chairman of the Commissioners of Birkenhead. George Rae, Esq., Banker, Liverpool, Chairman of the Tryddyn Oil and C o k e C ompany. Joseph Robinson, Esq., 7, Laurence Pountney-hill, London, ..._ E.C., and B er kh ampatead. itobert Rumney, Esq., F.C.S., Manufacturing Chemist, Man ester Sp er ence, Esq., F. a nd Goole. C.S., Alum M anufacturer, Manchester BANKERS. The North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, and its several Branches. London —The London and Westminster Bank. Manchester—The Alliance Bank. London— SO LICITORS. Liver pool— Messrs. Sob, Turners. and Hardwick. Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Manchester —Messrs. Sale, Worthington, Shipman, and Seddon. B ROKERS. e London—J. C. Fielding, Esq., 4, Copth a ll- court, E.C. Tithebarn-street. re g et. Manchester- buildings, Liverpool—Geor E. Schultz, Esq., Ma nchester —Messrs. Walker and Heap, 1, Ducie-street, Ex change. Gla sgow —Messrs. Miller and Ferguson, 71, Queen-street. AUDITORS. street Messrs. Chadwick, Adamson, and Co., 27, Great George , Chester. Westminster, S.W., and 64, Cross-street, Ma n - S. L. Price, Esq., 6, Gresha m - s t reet, London, E.C. xeMporary Offices-4 and 5, Brown's-buildings, LiverpooL PROSPECTUS. The e " Curly" Cannel of a small district in Flintehire yields ijilarge per-centage of crude mineral oil, containingpare ni than any cannel yet discovered. _ This oil, although only slightly inferior in quality to the profiue'ebrated petroleum of Pennsylvania, can be produced with tat less than one the cost of the latter delivered ,! 1 - th is country, w h ilst the refined oil distilled from the _Curly " Cannel commands nearly the s ame price as the re lined American article. From this mineral oil are produced spirits of turpentine eu s titute, burning oil, lubricating oil of three varieties, solid p a raffin,a and grease of several - kinds. All thes e ar ti c l es, When ood quality, find a ready market. The three processes, namely, raising the cannel, distilling the 011, and refining it, have hitherto been made three dis tinct and separate businesses, involving three different ma nagements, with their attendant expenses. This Company la formed to distil and refine on from. can bel procured from its own mine ; it will thus unite three businesses, from each of which large profits are now made. By this combination, and by having the command of ample capital and perfect processes, the Company will be enabled to c onduct a large trade to the greatest advantage, and thus insure profits considerably in excess even of those now being realised, either from the manufacture or refining of oil in this country, or from its importation from any known source. In furtherance of Ulmz objects the purchase has been con cluded of the well-known works of the Mineral :Oil Cora amay at Salt ney (near Chester), and Leeswood, in Flint e hi re , annd also o f t h e Freehold Cannel and Coal Mines, Works, t ither property of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company, guous to the Leeswood Works of the Mineral Oil Corn- Deny p The Company will thus at once enter into a well-estab „Pled, lucrative, and rapidly increasing business, with corn l'ete works in full operation and with organised agencies, and Will at the same time acquire a freehold mine of well known thelralue, onerms which will enable the Company to supply mselves with cannel of superior quality, at about one (,,,th of the present price. The purchase from the Mineral - ii Company also includes an existing contract which will entitle this Company to a supply of 100 tons per day of `curlY" cannel from the well-known Leeswood Green Col iterY, for 22 ears from 1860, at a price considerably below its Present market value. 00 haled to be paid for the whole of the properties so - --,llWill not exceed £160,000, payable by instalments. „,_ ..,Pro.Netetors of the Mineral Oil Company and of the 1 r Y a nYa 11 and Coke Company subscribe a large proportion of the capital. The Patent Hottaclaimed by Messrs. Young and Co. for the m‘inufact ° ber next - i lire of paraffin oil from coal will expire in Octo , n the m e will be confin e d tmeantime the operations of the Company fring,ement of theo substances which will not involve any in- In the event purpose of Pay l i n , , n t Y further i.sue of shares (except for the first be offered ~, or additional property), such shares will !icing. pro rata to the shareholders for the time Messrs. Fertile, R o m Mineral Oil Comp any ; neon, and C ar t er, as representing the Mr. George Haworth . and Mr. George Rae, Chairman, and Company, have, at there .anaging Director of the TryddYn Coleest of the promoters, consented to join the Board of this The preliminary exp,: i n s p e ny. per cent. ot the capital. ° are guaranteed not to exceed 1 aollc The articles of' association itore of the Company. m ay be seen at the offices of the Applications for shares must b Payment of the deposit of .£1 p er a e accompanied with the in case the amount a Paid exceed .£5 per share on the h u a u re ; e rer of shares allotted, the surplus will be returned ; but ould it tall short, the balance must be paid within the t 1 n°o to be stated in the letter of allotment, otherwise the allotment will be cancelled end the deposit forfeited. may be obtained from the . Porms Ot application for shares brokers and solicitors, and at the temporary offices of the Comp any In e 4 asee where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in f 11. u TRE FLINTSHIRE OIL and CANNEL COMPANY, Limited. ,Nn FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHAR ES in this 2°ol inst. 41134113 r will be recei ve d alter WED NESDAY next, the ji r9Wll , dingo, Liverpool, July 15,1864. THE OXFORD AND CANTERBURY BALL COMPANY Incorporated under the Companies Act, . Capital £120,000, i n 8,000 shares of £l5 each. De 1E362 posit on application £1 per sh are and £2 on allotment. No call will be made until at least two months after the date of allotment, with an interval of three months between each call, which will not exceed £3 at any one time. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. E DI RECTORS. Chairman. van B. Jones, Esq., 15, Ha n , ver-street, Hanover- s q uare, IGeorge F. Anderson, Esq., 34, Nottingham -place, York-gate, Regent's -park. Ceorg-e Bermingham, Esq., Kentish Town. Rueben Whitmore, Esq., 63, C orn hi lL F. W. King. Esq., Jill marton-vi.las, Camden-road, Hollo way. Charles Morton, Es q., Grove House, Putney, Managing Director. NEW NOVEL EY THE AUTHOR OP "ST. °LAVE'S," Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., JAN I T A'S 011,0 S S. By the Author "St. Olave's." "There is real cleverness in of Janita's C The charac ross.' ters are distin c ti ve and life-like. llurst and Blackett, 13,' a urcta ..treat Marlboro Review. uel-s y treet. This day is A P .:;;ilslied in Bvo, with Maps W, price lA9. Clo th , W HO.,. LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF TIIE NILE, By JOHN BANNING SPEKE, Captain H.M. Indian Army, Author of "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the ile." W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, NEW WORK BY AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," kc. nNL y A CLOD. 1 . , This New Novel will commence in the August Number of the ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE, which will also contain the opening chapters of an Original Tale by PAUL FE VAL, Author of " The Duke's Motto, " dac. *** Order the S. J AMES ' S MAGAZINE for ,August, which will begin a New Series. Price One Shilling Monthly. London: Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, _ ___ and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertai nmen t , at t h e Polygraphic Hall, King William -street, Ccaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. EGYPTOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO NTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. be followed AN by E THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, To a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening iexcept Sat rday), at 8; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LTJSTRATION, 14, Re,gent-street. Unreserved seats, la., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. 'T liE OXF OR D, s, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolas; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing, anything yet attempted, entitled THE TERCENTENARY ; or,a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE, written expressly by W. F. Vander vell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Am°, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, Is so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory." --Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of th e t a l ented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. W. Jester, dre. Sze A dmission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.- This extraordinary mechanical phenomenon, rivalling nature herself in its vocal and elocutionary powers, will be exhibited for the first time at the ST. JAMES S HALL, Piccadilly, on Satur day next, and following days, from 1.) till 10. Admission, One Shilling. The programme will be varied daily. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker -street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAI%, the Poisoner, taken from the original photcgraph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, Is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill -street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. Latest dance music, from the immense repertoire of these World-known rooms, and performed by tie r aticU IMAM, 40 in number. B en Lomond Vase by L. 3tosca LOUIS open ai ..nmmenze at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. FOUR PENNY PACKETS of HARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER nd half a pound of Soap will wash fifty counterpanes in six ours, and sheets, shirts, table linen, &c., in half the usu 1 time.—See Mrs. Goulder's Report, Chelsea, Laundry, S.W. Sold by grocers and druggists. Works, Bromley-by-Bow, London, E. DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG M EAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Winds or, and in every county in England, IN 8d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to lI cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858.-111031 AS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. THE PATENT NEW-INVENTED TINTED SPECTACLES are atronised by majority of the nobility, including Viscount Palmerston. the They afford extra erdinary relief to weak, dim, and defective vision.—S. and B. SOLO MONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER and INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, for Deaf ness. It fits into the ear not perceptible, removes singing noli es in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S, and B. SOLOMON'S, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. R OUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES are CHANDLER'S IMPROVEDC prevenHEST ted and cured by X BRACES, for both sexes, of all ages. They stre PA ngthen NDlNG the voice and lungs, relieve indigestion, and are especially recom mended to children for assisting the growth and producing a perfect symmetrical figure, superseding the old braces and stays.-66, Berners-street, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated Pamphlets forwarded. PHEASANT REARING for 1864.-- CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, 1). S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR , i s the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from, the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, 10s. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season wer e s i c kl y, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." T EET H. - IMPROVED MECHANICAL DE NTlSTRY.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TEETH upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail them se l ves of professional assistance by consulting Mr. ALBERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury, whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for woun d s o f every d escription, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eru pti ons , sore and infl ame d eyes, . Is., and 22 5 . each. Also his Sold in pots. is. lid., 2s. 9d., PILULZE ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 11 s., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the L on d on h ouses , a nd r e t a il b y all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. PRIZE MED A L—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER .4 CO., Wax Chandlers, ,tO., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on th e subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation says : which you gave them, and can sincerely , in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Is. m. per lb. Second quality •• •• • •• • .. ls. 3d. p er lb. Third quality .. • • • • .. Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Gros ve nor-suare. Manufactory-- Kensington (Establishe q d 1733). The largest Establishment in Eitgland for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar T EETH. -Mr. ESKELL'S I NVENTION in - the construction of ARTIFICI AL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours without and adapt themselves so perfectly to the lain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes ct mastication and artioulation. They are fitted without vdres or fastenings, gems, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad jut thes e t ee th t o man y changes of the moeth 8 o out the aicof a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always ustul, and will l as t a lifetime. Comfort guarant ee d . Trea t* explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &0., free for 7 stGrosvenr- amps. Intsection of specimens and c onsultations tree.— street, Bond-street, W. ; and at $9, Bennett's-hill, Biz tnizhank. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS 111 WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in th e p r i nc i pal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky.", THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served from 3 to 9 p.m. The SALOON DINING ROOMS on the First Floor are open for Luncheons at 1 o'clock. Dinners from the Joint, Set Dinners, and D liners from the carte, are served from 3 to 9 p.m. daily. On SUNDAYS the Dining Rooms are open from 5 to 8.30 p.m. By order of the London and Paris Motel Co. (Limited), JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington—Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. Ladies' Entrance, 53, St. James's-street FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distanoe. Fi rs t- class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of th e i r un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent palls and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale ' A Six-roomed Parsonage Z74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ,ld furniture, ;-arpeta, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. A.ban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E. THE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY 'Limited', opened for Ethe recept IS HEREBY io GIVEN that this M Club will be nof its M embers on ONDAY, the 12th day of August. - S. 0. RATTENBURY, ion. Secretary. Registered Office of the Company, 6, John-street, Bedford. row, W.C. MESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron , that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they have made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a reduction, and offer them for sale this day (July let) throughout the month and during August. ➢lessrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pall Mall. NEW PATENT CURTAIN HOOK that requires no sewing, and, if reversed, can be used for many purposes. To be had of all shops in town or country. Patentees, W. TENT and Co., 23, Birchin-lane, London, E.C. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.- MOLLARD'S perfumed toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. 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The daily and somewhat dull routine of the long com pe don between Armst rong an d W hitworth will, we believe, be discontinued for the present week, to allow time for making some experiments at Shoebury, which are, to say the least, of quite as much interest and importance to the public as any results that are likely to be elicited by the gun contest. What has been done in this competition during the last week may be summed up in a very few words. The three 70-pounders have been tried entirely for range and accuracy with common shot, and with a few rounds of Boxer shrapnel shell for the Whitworth and segment for the Arm strong. With solid shot the elevation was continued up to 21 degrees, the shunt gun ahead of the breechloader in range, and the Whitworth ahead of the shunt, the latter keeping a gradually increasing lead as the elevation got higher, till at the highest, 21 degrees, it threw its shot very nearly three-quarters of a mile beyond the Armstrong. With a few rounds of shell burst in front of three target screens, placed at intervals of six yards apart, Mr Whit worth was equally successful. The spherical form and in creased density of the shrapnel bullets in Colonel Boxer's enabled it to inflict many damages which were apparently beyond the reach of the rough iron segments of the Arm strong shell. In the first and second screens the perfora tions were about equal, but in the third screen the Boxer shell effected, ata rough estimate, almost four er five times as many perforations as the Armstrong. At 2 degrees of elevation the shooting of Mr Whitworth's gun was some • thing almost marvellous in its accuracy. In longitudinal accuracy its shots made a beautiful group, while the mean of the lateral deviation was as low as about Eft. Even Mr Lancaster, wonderfully as his gun now seems to shoot, can scarcely hope to attain better results than this. But, as we have said, the further prosecution of these trials stands adjourned for a week, to allow some to be tried that are, we venture to think, of more pressing interest to the service. These trials are first to continue experiments on three different systems of rifling,—viz., the French gun, Mr Lancaster's, and Commander Scott's; secondly, to test the range and accuracy of Sir William Armstrong's great 600- pounder at high elevation; and thirdly, to test the resist ance of a La Gloire target —a target that has been built to precisely resemble, in all its most minute details of backing and fastening, the broadside of the much praised French frigate La Gloire. All these experiments are to take place, if possible, in the present week, which promises, therefore, to be one of the most instructive we have ever had at Shoebury. First, as to the competing systems of riling, the trial of which is now in full progress under the Ordnance Select Committee, which seems to get through its work with a quickness from which the Special Committee on Armstrong and Whitworth guns might derive a most valuable lesson. Four guns were made for this competition at Woolwich, all 7-inch calibre, to throw 1101 b shot, all weighing about 71 tons, and all manufactured on Sir Willialfs improved plan —namely, with steel barrels and wrought. iron coils wound round them. One of these was a compound gun, with a rifling of 15 grooves, made to fire the lead -capped prejec tiles proposed both by Mr Bashley Brittain and Mr JeKereys. It is needless, however, to say more of 'this piece, as it has now been withdrawn from further compe tition. Another was a three grooved gun used throughout France—the "canon rays," with cast studs on the shot to enable it to take the rifling, and otherwise resembling though much inferior to Sir William's shunt gun. Another is Mr Lancaster's gun—the grooveless rifle with a slightly elliptical bore, having one complete turn in 52 diameters and firing a conical-headed shot 'Ain. long. The next gun which now remains to complete i s t h at of Commander Scott, a rifling of five shallow grooves, and firing a conical in. The trials of th ese guns have been made s h h a o v t i having 12 along a stated range, over the sands at low tide, for ran ge and accuracy up to 10 deg., and with charges rising f rom the lower to the higher elevations of from 121 b. to 20Ib„ and lastly, 251 b. The performances of th e F rench gun may be summed up as making a respectable average in its range and accuracy, not worthy of much remark either as bad or good; in fact, just what any ordiwany good ,tamed gun can do, and nothing more. The studs, however, are in most cases torn away by the increased pitch of the rifling towards the muzzle—a most serious fault, as the pieces, flying like shrapnel, would make it dangerous to use the gun over the heads of troops, to say nothing of the impos sibility of using same ammunition twice over, Never, we believe, during the whole time the Armstrong shunt gun has been in use have any of its studs become detached from the shot in firing or after firing; in fact, during one stage of the competition with Mr Whitworth, Sir William fired many rounds with shot that were used for the third time, and with the moat perfect success as regards range and accuracy. Commander Scott's gun has also given, so far as it has gone, a very good average result, but there is no question that Mr Lancaster's gun is distancing all its com petitors, and is doing as well as, if not better than, either Sir William or Mr Whitworth as regards range and accu racy. At all the elevations up to which this gun has yet been tried he has been ahead of other competitors in initial velocity and in range, while in accuracy the shooting has been really astonishing, It is impossible to give the official result of this last week's trial for a day or two, but the re sumption of trials to-day is looked forward to at Shoebury with the interest natural to artillerists who find that at the eleventh hour a competitor has arisen against whom both Sir William and Mr Whitworth will have to work hard to hold their own. Mr Lancaster's gun would perhaps ere this have been pronounced perfect by the judges but for one serious drawback in its efficiency —the difficult nearly always experienced in getting its shot home. This hitch has occurred with more or less obstinacy almost every time the gun has been loaded, and of course unless such a defect can be shown to be removable, the gun, no matter what its accuracy, would be all but eselees for service, All these guns will be severely tested by the Special Committee, as the following programme sufficiently s h ows " 1. The committee will ascertai n th e initial velocity due gun empl o yi ng l u b r i cators : fiveto the re following I b e 11 ; a five rges rno eachun ds , 20% wad placed between cartridge and shot, observing in both cases the recoil on a wet platform without compressor, ob serving the slope very carefully. " 2. The guns will be mounted on garrison sliding car riages on traversing platforms, and fired down the range, with charge 251 b, without wad behind the shot, but with the service lubricator and felt wad. One preliminary round each, solid shot, at 2 deg, do 5 deg, do 10 deg. "3. Fire 10 rounds at 2 deg elevation, by spirit level, from each gun, at marks at the same distance apart as the guns. Each gun to be laid directly on the mark, with no allowances for wind or deflection. " 4. Repeat at 5 deg. " 5. Repeat at 10 deg. " 7,8, 9. Repeat the practice at 2 deg, 5 deg, 10 deg, as before with 201 b charge, firing one preliminary trial shot from each gun at each elevation. " 10. The bores and vents to be examined. " 11, 12, and 13. Repeat the practee at 2 deg, 5 deg, 10 deg, with eith er 201 b er 251 b, to comp are with previous wPietr hg4 charge and n such lof the fi rs t rperabeetiecgeeinin examined. respect to uniformity of ran go. Bores a n d ven t s supply of s h o e lid re s m ho a t 3in(i11160) ninewiu be d elevation as the committee may direct with or without wads. " 15. Ten projectil e s of the first supply which have tra velled 200 miles to be fired with 251 b charge at 10 deg. " 16. Fifty shots of the second supply will be flied for the further test of the facility of loading, wear of the grooves, effect of fouling on the loading and shooting, and endurance of the guns with either 25th or 201 b charges. Each gun will be separately tested. " 17 Bore to be examined. " 18. Each gun will then fire 50 rounds spherical cast iron shot of mean guage 6.90 plus or minus .02, with charge 15th, to ascertain how far the several systems of grooving can stand the use of round shot, and how far they favour accurate shooting. " 19. Bore to be examined. " 20. The remaining :50 shots of the second supply to be then fired with either 201 b or 151 b, as before. " 21. Bore to be examined. " 22. The committee reserve to themselves full latitude in the use of this second 100 rounds to fire them in such a way as to bring out the strong or weak points of any one of the systems in such a meaner as they judge beat calcu lated to answer the purpose of this inquiry —viz., which of these five systems of projectiles and four systems of rifling is to be preferrred, and to determine wheiber any one of them is to be recommened for further trial or adoption. "`23. The trial of steel shot or shells against iron de fences •••••. --a a ,nnnt uhnllo will h. confined to the gun preferred as a shot gun." Among others a must important experiment was tried last week at Shoebury with the Armstrong ,600-pounder shunt, to ascertain what its effect would be at about 4,000 yards range. Of course it was not possible to ascertain this on a range actually of that length, as the Govern ment have on land greater than 800 yards, and it would be impossible to erect a target in the sands so ler out to sea. The experiment was, nevertheless, just as conclusively made by a calculation of initial velocities. The initial velocity or speed at which the 600 pounder moves has been taken by Narvaez's electric apparatus at ranges from 200 up to 1,500 yards, and with these two numbers it was easy to find the third —namely, what its speed would he at 4,000 yards, which was found to be at the rate of 860 ft per second. The next thing to be ascertained was the charge of powder which would drive it from the gun at this velocity; and this being found to be 401 b, it was at once easy to make experiments at 200 yards, which would give precisely the same results as to destructive effects that would be got at 4,000. The gun, therefore, was loaded with a 401 b charge and a steel shot weighing 6031 b. This was fired against a very celebrated target at Shoebury, called the " box target," and one of the strongest, if not the very strongest, ever constructed. It is faced outside with one of John Brown and Co's admirable 6/ inch armour plates, Behind this, strengthened with horizontal stringers of wrought iron, are 18 inches of teak, and behind this, again, a double skin of iron, liin thickness, the whole being backed by iron ribs 22in by 10in. As the resistance of armour plates• increase as the square of the additional thickness, this target is literally more than twice as strong as the Warrior broad side. The 600 pounder, as we have said, was fired against this with a 401 h charge. The shot left the gun at a speed of 860 ft per second, and struck at a velocity of 840, crashing unfort througunately for h both plate the shot, and backing. T he point of impact was, j ust where the target was strongest from the support of nearly ;eft of solid pine beams, which form the box sides. Yet armour plate and backing were both crashed through, a perfect shower of pieces of far and wide in all direction the armour ands plinters, or lit tle beam s ra th er , b e i ng cast /3 . conclusive than this proof t Nothing could b e mo re and ractice the Armstron hat, according to both th eor y p, of smashing through the stron g 60 p oun d er i s capa b le gest seagoing armourclad that could be got to float at a distance of 4,000 yards, or more. There is no reason to doubt that the same result would have been effected if the shot had been fired at 500, or even 600 yards, instead of 200 —i ncrease o f range which, according to he an he calculated scale we h ave d escr ib ed, would have represented actual distance of all but three miles. The experiment, h f ere -or e. Was sa ti s f ac t ory i n t hi s result, and still more satisfactory i n another, the War- office having now determined to try the 60 0-pounder regularly with its full charges of powder a an s. shot up to 14 delta. of elevation, which is the highest that ea ... . 0 o got with its pre. sent carriage. The gun has, therefore, with the greatest difficulty (for everything connected with the transport of heavy ordnance is of the roughest an t i Most primitive se a, and Shoebury), been placed on the batik overlooking the sea, and the experiments will be continued With it to-da and to-morrow, till we shall at last know so y ure thing of the pi ece , good or bad. It has been nearly two Y e ars at Sh oe b ury, b ut incredible as it may seem, it has never been tested properly yet. blutiislinoyebruifiryed to S's no longer. Many was the When the 600• pounder came have n and general unlargestu m r i fl e n e d t a haven o t te u w o to one , i6toow numbers of 300- p d o e u rs u , d a e n r d a: a w b h o a u t t itsbestvilaliuwooortsew,htihcheythere is no second opi nion in any part of the world where the y have been . with so much Even self used- readinessthe w Danes, a sometimes complacency, have not failed t o provide themselves with some of Sir William's 300-pounder shunt-g uns. While we not only have non e o f this kind yet in the servi ce, but we believe almost none manufactured, except those now lying idle in front of the targets where they h ave been used only to demonstrate their value to other countri es. The Ameri cans have now literally hundreds of 600-pounders, and have just succeeded in casting at Pittsburg a 20.i aeh gun to throw a spherical shot of 1,6001 b. To be sure, all these guns are smooth bores fired with weak powder in low charges, but the exp er i ment of last wee k s hows th a t the Americans are not alto ge th er wrong in trusting t o heavy shot at low velocities. Th ere i s no charge that c ou l d be expected to send the 1,6001 b s h o t we h a ve spoken o f out of its gun which would not a t c l ose range be sure to tell with almost sinking effect on th e ver y best of our iro ne l ads. In Sir William's large sh un t guns , however, We h ave ordnance which are strong enough to be equal to thehighest charges, and a capable of throwing 150 or 300 pounder shot to a range and with an accuracy which no other gun claims to effect but Mr Whitworth's 150 pounder; for Mr Whit. worth has not yet brought forward a 300 pounder. If there could be enly a competitive tri a l w i t h Si r Wi l lant's 150 pounder and Mr Whitworth's against 'armour plates and with shot and shell for range, accuracy, and destructiveness, a result would be gained one way or other on the finality of which, as far as these ordnance are concerned, the public might depend. At the same time it is in a manner unfair to Mr Whitworth to proceed to try Sir William's shunt guns of large calibre without inviting him to supply 150 or 300 -pounders, if he cw 2 do so, to be tried as soon as possible afterwards. THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. On Saturday there was an o th er bright sunny day, well adapted for showing off the camp to the visitors, who came down in vast numbers, but, if anything, rather too bright for successful shooting, so that in competitions where the time of firing was optional many of the wariest riflemen Mild back till the cooler hours of the afternoon, familiarly known to anglers as "the killing time." The tedious, but in teresting process of shooting off the ties for the first stage of the Queen's Prize occupied some hours, and when the previous day's list of 114 had been reduced to the 100, who gain prizes this year, instead of 60, as formerly, it was found that the Metropolitan Volunteers, although distanced and outnumbered by those from country districts, were still creditably represented. No less than three members of the let City of London won their way into the first detach ment, composed of the 30 most successful shots among the 2,128 competitors ; and the same fore. most class likewise includes the names of Captain Field, of the Hon. Artillery Company and Private Vignoles, of the 38th Middlesex (Artists'). The list, as ultimately settled, was as follows : QUEEN'S PRIZE—FIRST STAGE. List of Winners in Order of Merit. Winners of Silver Medal, 30 Whitworth Rifles, 30 Prizes o £5 each, and 30 Badges, N.R.A. Points. Private Haward, lot Suf folk (winner of silver medal) • t 47 Private J. Edwards, 4th Kent .. .• 47 Priv. Lane, Ist Gloucester 47 Corporal Richardson, 3d Cambridge University.. 46 Private Frere, tst London 45 Corp. Worth, BthWarwick 45 Priv. Goodson, Bth Herts 45 Priv. Chivers, sth Wilts 45 Capt. Field, Hon. Artil lery Company .. .. 44 Col.-Serg. Reavill (2),26th Kent .. . 44 Sergeant-Maj. Robinson, 2d Lincoln Artillery .. 44 Priv. Ingrain, Ist Lanark 44 Ensign Thomas, 4th W. York 41 Priv. Vignoles, 38th Mid dlesex 41 Major SCOtt, 33d Lanca shire .. . .. 43 Corp. 31`Bean, 4t h Rox burgh .. 43 Winners of £5 each Points. Serg. Gntteridge, 34th Stafford .. . .. 42 Capt. Russell, let Essex.. 42 Corp. Whitwell, Ist West York 42 Lieut.-CoL Raiford, 4th Leicester .. 42 Priv. Oakes, 11th Surrey 42 Private Keiser, 2d Tower Hamlets • .. 42 Serg. Birks, 4th Notts .. 42 Private Hanks, Ist Notts 42 Serg. Williamson, 29th Lanarkshire , .. 42 Lieut. White, 25 h West York .. . 42 Private Hanson, Bth Staf fordshire .. . 42 Ensign Burton, 40th Mid dlesex .. t . 42 Corp. Rodger, sth *Forfar shire .„ 42 Corp. Connell, Bth Dur am .. 42 Ensign Lockhart, 7th Ayr .. W ilts. . 42 Corp. Allen, 14th The following are winners in the 2d stage (Queen's) : Private Hall, 9th 3fiddle- Points. sex 4l Sergt. Porteous, 9th Mid dlesex . . ll Priv. Criddl, 11th Corn wall 41 Ensign Hoopqr, 40th Mid dlesex .. • . 41 Corp. Day, 6th Cheshire 41 Lieut. Fryer, 4th North York . 41 Priv. Wyatt, 13th Salop.. 41 Priv.Blackmore, 2d Devon 41 Priv. Birkley, 2d Tower Hamlets .. 11 Sergt-Instructor Robin son, 16th Middlesex .. 41 Capt. Hadden,lst Notts .. 41 Priv. Atkins, 12th Essex 41 Priv. Pavitt, 16th Somer set .. .. • • .. 41 sp Efi + dael n " `) ." 1 . Q "" " . 41 Sergt. Charles, sth Dorset 41 Lieut. Brown, Ist Wilts.. 41 C.-Sergt. Churchill, Ist London .. .• 4O C-Sergeant Delves, 17th Kent 40 Corp. Roberts, 6th Salop.. 40 Priv. Harper, 2d Salop .. 4 From this list it will be seen that although the top scores made with the Enfield rifle in the first Points. Serg. Jenks, Ist Shrop shire .. _.• . 43 Priv. Rhead, 3d Giouces -43 lEn te sfgll.l9 ler i let bevo•i; 43 Priv. Scott, 4th Renfrew 43 Catain Jee, 55th Lanca shire 43 Serg. Jeffries, 18th Che shire .. • . .. 43 Col.-Serg. Marriott, 4th West York .. .. 43 Lieutenant Hesketh, 27th Lancashire . .. 43 Sergeant Edwards, 6th Stafford .. .• .. 43 Private Stubbings. 7th Dorset .. .. 43 Priv. Nodder, Ist Lanca shire .. • • .. 43 Private Wyatt, Ist Lon don .. • • • • 42 Priv. Stormont, Ist Lon don 42 Col.-Serg. Westake, 18th Devon .. anet 30 Badges, N,R.A .. 42 Points. Private Dolamore, 27th Middlesex . 41 Col.-Sergeant Hart, 38th Middlesex .. .. 41 Corp. Germyn, 2d South Middlesex .. 41 Private Bruce, Ist Edin burgh 4l Private Brooks, Ist Devon 41 Serg. Deacon, sth North ampton .. 41 Ensign Black, 22d Middle- sex . 41 Private Hepplestone, 6th Lancashire .. 41 Private Holland, let Mid dlesex .. 11 Capt. Minoan, Leicester 41 Private Hemery, 11th Middlesex .. . 41 Serg. Snelous, Bth Che shire .. 41 Private Popplewell, 37th West Yorkshire.. .. 41 Private Simmonds, 12th Ber.s 41 of £3 each, but do not shoot Points. Priv. Buxton, Bth Derby 40 C.-Sergi White, Bth Kent 40 Capt. Mitchell, let Clack- mannan .• 4O Capt. Bass, 25th itafford 40 Ens. Gruning, 14th Mid dlesex 4O Priv. Clarke,.4lst Kent 40 Sergt. Sipurrell, 12th Kent 40 Sergt. Kimble, 25th Kent 40 Private Norsworthy, 23d Middlesex .. 40 Private Holloway, sth Glocester 40 Corp. liissett, sth Forfar 40 Capt. Greg, 22d Cheshire 40 Private Seaman, 2ith W. York .. 40 I Corp. Dunn, 7th Kent 40 Col.-Sergt. Baines, 23d Middlesex • .. 40 Wilts 40 Sergt Livesay, Ist Sussex 40 Priv. Farrow, 11th Lin coln .. • • . 40 Priv. Anderson, 3d Lei cester 4O Sergt. Muir, 3d Kirkcud bright .. 40 stage of the Queen's Prize have not been as high this year as in 1863, the competitors shot very evenly and steadily throughout, the figures descend ing in regular gradation and without break or in terruption, from 47 downwards. In fact, calculations have been entered into with a view of showing that the general average of the shooting for the Queen's Prize this year is higher than it was in 1863—a view which is certainly supported by the fact that last year three men who had made 41 were included in the first class of 30, which this year contains no competitor who scored less than 42 ; and that the second class of 30 then contained 19 volunteers who qualified with 40 marks, whereas this year the first name having 40 opposite to it, is pushed down to the 77th place on the list. The small-bore shooting exhibits an undoubted improvement this year. In competitions where 20 is the highest possible num ber, 19 marks have been made and beaten over and over again. This was the case notably at the second series of extra prizes given for the highest score at 800 yards with any rifle. Lord Ducie made what was apparently the fine score of 19, but just after wards the statistical department received intelli. genre that there had been ties at that number, and finally, it was exceeded by a gentleman from the noble lord's own county. Experience shows daily more and more what a fund of experience and observation is indispensable to the rifleman who seeks to compete on anything like equal terms with the first-class shots abounding at Wimbledon. The wind, the light, the character of the soil, the lie of the range, all these are points that cannot be too carefully :studied. The day has gone by when buying a good rifle and holding it straight was all that was requisite in small-bore contests, and the volunteer who has never shot anywhere beyond his county range, is as much at a loss when he comes to the head-quarters of the National Association as an untravelled person on his entrance into society. As one instance of what it is in the power of practised shots to accomplish, take the case of Captain Beaton. In the course of the present meeting he has fired 61 shots at the Swiss target. Of these 58 were bull's-eyes, 26 of the shots lodging within the 11-inch carton. A point which is being forced into prominence by the high average shooting, both with smooth bores and regulation rifles, is the manner in which ties ought in future to be disposed of. Matters have reached such a pitch now that in the Alexandra competition, if targets were given up in ad equate numbers to allow the ties to be shot off expedi tiously there would be enough to throw back the proceedings of the Association for a day. Irre spective of equal scores for higher prizes, there are no less than 109 of 15 for a prize of £3. Remem. baring that 108 must be disappointed when these ties are shot off, and that the net value of the prize if distributed among them would be a little over 6d. per man, it sounds like an absurdity, but it is never. theless true, that each out of those 109 competitors will incur an outlay of 2s. for sighting shots before the question of precedence can be determined. Suggestions have been made in some quarters that the matrer should be decided by lot; in others that a gradual process of elimination founded upon a comparison of the scores made at the different ranges should be employed. It is evident that some general principle as to ties must be adopted, once for all, now that between 2,000 and 3,000 competitors enter for a single prize. The extent of the difficulty in the case of the Alexandra Prize will be seen from the following statistics : ALEXANDRA PRIZE. At 200 Yards. 2 ties of 16 to shoot for first prize of £2O. 14 ties of 17 to shoot for one prize of £l5, and six prizes of £lO. 28 ties of 16 to shoot for 16 prizes of £5. 109 ties of 15 to shoot for one prize of £3. At 500 Yards. 6 ties of 18 to shoot for two prizes of £l5. 19 ties of 17 to shoot for two prizes of £lO, and 16 prizes of £5. 52 ties of 16 to shoot for 19 prizes of D. No sooner has Captain:Page, the executive officer of STAMPED:....Sd. the Council, seen his way through two huge com■ petitions, in each of which 2,000 men and upwards shot, than a third (the City of London) is upon him, which promises to attain proportions equally great- To most men the necessity for drawing up detailed squadding papers, of all compositions the dryest and most perplexing, in a manner that shall defy the scrutiny of thousands of eager eyes on the following day would be a task sufficiently difficult, but to carry on this work and to have it protracted and post• poned from hour to hour by a running fire of ques. tions, suggestions, doubts, explanations, reminders, extenuatione, and every other form of application growing out of the hope of triumph or the con sciousness of defeat is enough to turn the blandest and most polished of men into an official hyena. But the astounding part of the matter is that, either in his tent or outside it, " irritation" seems to be a word unknown at Wimbledon. To such an extent is this fact recognised, that one gallant officer charged with the supervision of a particular depart. ment went about for a whole day offering a reward of half-a-crown for a grumbler. As far as the con test has yet gone for the City of London prizes, the following were the highest scores made : CITY OF LONDON. At 200 yards. . - Private C. Hall, 9th Middl esex Points 18. Private S. W. Block, Victorias lB Private G. Bettell, 7th Lincoln l7 Sergeant W. Fuller, Victories Private H. Radcliffe, 2d South Middlesex Captain R. Helium, 7th Inverness Corporal J. Sanders, sth Monmouth.. l6 Lieut. A. Haid, sth Monmouth Sergeant J. Taylor, Leicester Private J. Adams, 25th Stafford .. 16 Sergt.-Inst. C. Milner, 2d Middlesex l6 A. Leete, 22d Middlesex Captain W. Milligan, net Leicester l6 Colour-Sergeant A, Harmer, 11th Surrey Sergeant H. Smith, 15th Surrey l6 Private F. J, Clarke, South Middlesex .. l6 J. Y. Mayes, 37th Middlesex H. Fowkes, 6th Lancashire T. J. West, 47th Lancashire l6 Private Wilson, Robin Hood l6 Ensign F, Hitchcock, 7th Wilts l6 At 500 Yards. Private J. Helsel], 21st Lancashi re 18 Captain Kersnaw, Bth Lancashire lB Private A. Watson, Ist Wilts l7 Lieut. A. S. Dickens, Victoria Corporal R. Prosser, W. Middlesex Ensign Walker, 6th Kincardine l7 Captain J. Mallam, 2d Oxford Sergeant H. Smith, 15th Surrey Captain J. W. Collier, 4th W. York l6 Captain Colesworth, 2d Essex l6 Ensign 0. Coathop, 27th Somerset Private T. P. Waite, 10th Glocester l6 Captain Jee, 55th Lancashiae .. 16 Sergeant Aolmes, Ist Manchester l6 Corporal Northam, London Rifle Brigade l6 F. W. Wells, 9th W. Middlesex Captain Cummings, 80th Lancashire The following were the other principal scores made on Saturday : gt SATURDAY REVIEW" AND COUNT DE GENDRE PRIZES. Volley Firing at 400 Yards—Ten Men each. First Prizes. Points. 2d Stafford Second Prizes. _ . .... tat Surrey 142 Third Przes. - - 19th ... Ties for Fourth Prizes. Ist Warwick l3: 47th Lancashire Bth Lancashire .. 131 COUNTY MATCHES. Ten Competitors,—Five Rounds at each distance. 200 Yds. 500 Yds. Total volute. Points. I - omrs. Staffordshire l4l .. 129 .. 273 Gloucestershire Middlesex Norfolk Lancashire Warwickshire Midlothian Worcestershire Wilt shire Kent .. 125 .. 118 .. 247 Herefordshire Nottinghamsire .. Berkshire Derbyshire .. FIRST SERIES EXTRA PRIZES-500 yards. Ties of 18 shoot for place. Ties of 17 shoot for seven prizes and places. SECOND LERIES EXTRA PRIZES—Any rifle, 800 yards. Highest Scores, Points. Hen. Member Miller, Bristol .............. 20 Lord Dude ............ 19 Lieutenant Squire, 3rd Elgin l9 ALBEST—FIRST STAGE. Highest Scores .at 200 Yards. Sergeant Palmer, 36th S tafford Points,lB Private Colquhou n , D umbarton .. 18 Private J. Bak' r , I s t Gl cucester lB Colour-sergeant J. Clems, 3rd Renfrew 13 Private G. Wilkins, 6th Aberdeen l7 Sergeant G. Gibbs, Ist Gloucester .. 17 Hon. Member G. Miller, Ist ditto l7 Captain Herbrrt, Coldstream Guards Hon. Member Heoford, Bristol Count de Gendre Captain Gregg, 27th Cheshire Major Holloway, 11th Norfolk Hon. Member T. Robbins, Ist Wilts ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP, value £5O. Winner, Sergeant H. M. Aldridge, 4th Dorset, 35 points. On Saturday evening, between 9 and 10 o'clock, the competition for the Op/ prize was entered upon. There has been same natural apprehension that danger was inseparable from rifle ehootiag after dark; and one night, when experiments were going forward, the active patrol in camp, in igno rance of the cause of the firing, was hastening to the spot to arrest all the parties concerned, when they were stopped, and the matter satisfactorily explained. A single glance at the range on Satur day evening showed that there was one important safeguard which the nervous had entirely over looked. The red lamp at night is a more effective danger signal than the red flag by day. Among the multitudes of other objects, and in the preoccupation of his mind, a man in the daytime may not notice that a flag which he believes to be lying down has suddenly been snatched up; but he must be negli gent indeed if, firing at a light 200 yards off, the only object within view,he fails to see that another light different in colour has been shown beside, or in front of the one at which his piece is levelled. The Council wisely placed the entrance fee high for this prize, in order that there might be no over crowding at the firing points—something over 100 shots were fired on Saturday night, and the " owl's eye" was broken twice—not a very large per cent age, but then it must be remembered that there is no guide whatever to the marksman. If he once " gets on," in shooting phrase, he may continue easily enough to break the glass, shot after shot, but in the meantime his bullets may be drawing a circular pattern just round the glass, and there will be nothing to show that they did not lodge in the outer corners of the target. A very curious effect was produced when the glass was struck and broken..s A cry of "Danger" was raised at once, and thc_d .c. - tance swarmed with red and white lights, crawled like glowworms about the emban_arna es their owners being wholly invisible. When:33 safely damages were back were repaired, and the markers had got to their butts, there was a shout and the firing recommenced. lkir Ilalcolm, M.P. of "All right,' . directed the butt marking, an d continued t i ll t h e range was closed. For com petitors the sc ene was very interesting, but the gs r7a n t heat had enough of " The Owls , " especiallyenera public l asthe great made ,standing a out at th a t h our feel rather chilly. ns of the day The majority of lookers on in coe. quence deserted th is s p ot for the camp fir e o f th e Victories, w h e re, as usual, they were hospitably re ceived, and mirth and melody lasted till a late hour. Y es terday (Sunday) the encampment presented a ver y interesting I spectacle, It has b een usua l t o hold Divine service on the Common upon the Sttii i'L`frvening between the two wee k s competz.,:t and this year the Archbishop of York kindly ct.' Booted to preach a sermon appropriate to the ()mt.% elan, and travelled up from his province in order to do so. To the large umbrella marquee, which has already proved so useful in other capacities, was accordingly imparted as much the air of a military chapel as circumstances would permit. A reading desk and pulpit were erected and covered with the Union Jack, and seats were disposed commodiously around so that as many auditors as possible might be accommodated, while time whom the limits of the tent could not contain were enabled to s e e and hear over the head s o f the sitt i ng portion of the congregation. When all had taken their ' pieces the v aspect of the assembly Was str iki ng. . vith the exception of a few seats in the vicinily of the pul pit, where the Speaker of the House of Common.:.9 Lord Houghton, and some members of the Council, with their wives and families, were placed, the whole interior space was filled with uniforms_ The Guards were placed to the right of the reading desk, the police to the left, and all the other seats were occupied indiscriminately by officers of t h e Li ne, Volunteers, &c. Outside the military assembly, and consequently outside the protection afforded by the marquee, other attendants upon divine service, for the most part fashionably dressed, braved the full rays of a burning sun. A short special service, similar to that used in military churches, and first introduced into the Volunteer service by the Not. tingham Regiment (Robin Hood) was performed, the prayers being read by the Rev. T. Hanley Ball, M.A., lecturer of St. Mary's, Wimbledon, and the band of the London Scottish supplying a little too leisurely, but still with good effect, the instrumental accompaniment and guide to the singing. His Grace the Archbishop took his text from 2d Kings, chap. ix., v. 18, and the opening portion of his dis course was directed to the contrast between that earlier dispensation in which Jehu entered furiously on his mission of vengeance, and the later and milder one having fur its objoot the redemption of man kind. Many, he said, had been puzzled by the apparent inconsistency of the two methods of deal. ing with the human race. The records of the older epoch were sickly with the odour of blood, while the New Testament was a message of boundless love. Did it follow that there had been Any change of plan on the part of the great Designer ? Not in the least. The contrast was as plainly visible in our own time as it could be on the page of history. It was only the previous day that the crack of the rifle had been followed on that very spot by the ringing stroke of the bullet, showing, if need existed, that a life was in the hand of the man who fired the shot. That day they were met to glorify Him who gave up His own life that others might not suffer. The Archbishop briefly traced the rise and spread of the movement, holding that, although "Peace" should ever be the Christian's motto, there was a point where non-resistance ceased to be a duty —when free institutions were imperilled, when the lives and liberties of others were at stake, and when religion itself was in danger of being overthrown. Then, addressing himself to the volunteers more pointedly, he said that hitherto the influence of the force had been altogether for good. While it could never be an invading army it had taught its memo hers to conquer sloth, and to make diligent use of those leisure hours which too often there was a temptation to yield to idleness or worse. Its existence had been specie :1y beneficial to the young, whom it was hardest for the ministers of religion to reach or to know much about. But there was even more that the force of its example might do. The Archbishop drew a striking picture of the re sults to be anticipated from the existence of a force whose members individually felt the full responds bility of their acts, who would shrink from staining their uniforms by contact with anything evil or ignoble, and of whom it could never be said that any one of their number had injured man or wronged woman. The characteristics of the ser mon throughout were its extreme earnestness and practical application. Apart from the noteworthy circumstance that so eminent a dignitary of the Ohnrnh of England o:Anna:Mit right prominently to endorse the otjects of the association, the addreas created so profound au impression that a desire was universally expressed that it might be published in full, a request to which his Grace immediately assented. As the congregation disperEed a collection was artde m behalf' of the poor of Wimbledon, the con t ribatioas being appropriately received in the boxes which on week days are) devoted to pool and sight ing tickets. The match between the Lords and Commons, which it is the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to honour with their presence, will be shot this afternoon. It is expected that the competition will be completed in half the time this year which was requisite on the last occasion, as each 11 will be divided into two squads, and a corresponding number of targets 4llotted. The gratification of spectators will be in creased, while the convenience of members of either House is consulted by this arrangement. On the part of the House of Lords the following will be representative Peers :—The Marquis of Abercorn, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Airlie, Lord Bolton, Earl of Ducie, Lord Dufferin, Earl of Eldon, Lord Lis more, Earl Spencer, Lord Suffield, and Lord Vernon. The House of Commons will be represented by Earl Grosvenor, Lord Elcho, Lord Bury, Mr. Maim colm, Mr. Vivian, Mr. C. R, Talbot, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Forster, and Mr. Duncombe. As to the two remaining places a slight uncertainty exists, but Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Humberston, and Mr. D. Griffith among them will supply the vacancies, leaving one hon. member in reserve in case any unforeseen emergency should arise. Corrections to Friday's Scoring :—First Stage, Queen's, name omitted—Lieutenant Puckle,Lon don. Scottish, 40 points. First series, extra prizes, name omitted—Private Green, 19 Northampton, 1I points. for Scotch THE PAIR OF MOORUKS, those curious birds of the ostrich family, in the Zoological Gardens, which were brought from Sydney in May, 1858, have at length succeeded in breeding young. Two previous attempts were unsuccessful, in consequence of the male bild, who always hatches the eggs, having destroyed the young birds. On this occasion the latter were removed from the nest when they were hatched, and placed with a hen until sufficiently strong to be restored to the parent birds.-4thescruin. THE " SPECTATOR'S " ANALYSIS OF THE LATE VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The Tories really secured 18 Ultramontane votes, but lost the game t through the resolution of their own side not to e rm u P al P e l t them. The numbers were in England, r v a U t iovi Government Ireland, voted 2 260 to 220 against; in Scotland, 37 to Ifin;,,lG .n roat Britain, only to 72, giving Government a majority of 63 Five C o nservatives and Col reduced to 18 by the Irish vote. for Government, 17 Liberal Irish Csth Greville against it, but no English or 9 Liberals ak i ng with the 5 absent and 15 Conservatives, m . ...,.. deserters By il ig .t, EDERAL S. - -Letters have quitted his party. On the other band, 20, who might have turned the Scale. without the Irish. an d, the Government would have defections, on the other h had a sweeping majority. _ the Federal service. One of them is in Hull from two men who have just beenKlDNAPPlNGbeenkidnappedreceived into from a man named Dossor, who left Hull for New York about 12 months ago. He was by trade a painte r , an d one day ho was sent for by a p e rson who off ere d hi m a very good job—ono, in fact, by w hi ch he was to make his fortune. ifs was asked to drink over the bargain, and did so. Soon afterwards he became insensible, and when he agair_ re covered consciousness he found that he had been trans formed into a Federal soldier. He was sent to a depot, where with several other English recruits he was drilled heavily every day, and after a few weeks was sent to join the army, where at the date of the letter he was compelled to fight in the ranks. The other letter has been received by Mr Whin ham, hatter, Watemorks-street, Hull. It is from his nephew, who states that he left Liverpool in an American ship. On the voyage he was very much ill-used by the captain and crew, a n d h e s t ates t h at i mmed i ate l y o n being landed he was seized by soldiers and taken by force to an island near New York, the name of which he does not give. Here he met with sev era l o th er E ng li s hmen, all of whom had been impressed into the Federal service. This letter, which is dated June 23, states that the recruits were being drilled dolly, and that the writer almost expected hourly to receive orders to join the army. Ile complains l ou dl y that the British Government does not interfere to prevent these scandalous outrages upon Englishmen, apparently forget ting that by going to America and on board an American ship he forfeited all reasonable claim, upon the country be deserted.